Why would anyone pick one of the top vacation beaches on the East coast and expect peace and quiet all year long?

In addition to me boycotting Bike Week, I’ve also moved my two golf tournaments that I usually throw down there. One in the Spring and one in the Fall outside of the bike weeks. I use to bring about 50 guys, about a third of which come from the UK. The UK guys usually take advantage of the exchange rate and buy everything they can put in their luggage to take home.

I also have a home down in Windy Hill. Thank goodness its in North Myrtle.

Myrtle beach is a vacation town. The antics of the city council is nothing more than elitism, something I despise. So, not only is Myrtle less one biker during bike week, they are also out two small sized golf tournaments and my revenue on the weekends when I’m down in North Myrtle.

If more people do this, it’s a pretty big impact.

If Horry County decides to step into the role of controlling a police state then just maybe they can do a better job then some of are little Mickey Mouse towns. Maybe, just maybe they can do the job right and enforce all laws equally and fairly, all of the TIME and for all people and not just single out certain types, or ethnics. They should not discriminate against anyone because of age, race, creed, religion, or lack of religion, but at the same Time should not give special allowance to any of theme either. Equal justice for all under the laws and ordinances, all the TIME.
The next group that Myrtle Beach needs to deal with are the ones that should have been the very first. Bad drivers. They are a big part of high insurance cost on the grand strand. If we are going to have a reputation as a no nonsense, ridged, strict or restrictive kind of place then their should be no reason not to go all out and start enforcing the laws we already have as well as add a few more new ordinances. I am talking about public safety, and drivers that are dangerous.
We need to stop the elderly from driving. They are the most dangerous group the strand has encountered yet. The elderly tourists are and have always been a Hugh problem and yet year after year for decades nothing has ever been done about it.
We must put a stop to cell phone drivers as well. Everyone some how thinks that they are special. They know other are a threat to society and are a danger on the road, but none of them see them selves as a threat. The fact is that none of us are so special or super human that we should be allowed to drive while talking on a cell phone.
And let’s not forget about the teenagers with almost no experience at all. And yet they get to drive around with a new permit, blasting the 1000 watt sub wolver stereo systems, and racing their hi RPM, loud exhaust, Semi suspension-less almost on the ground, street race cars up and down the grand strand while text messaging other inexperienced street hoods. Let just hope that they are not taking the illegal ecstasy at the time. And they do this all season long until die, kill someone, grow up or move away.
With all of these dangers being ignored every day it is way past TIME for are so called trusted servants to start enforcing the laws equally and fairly, and to include all that are a threat to safety and live style. If they do not act right away and start make things right, then we should and must vote them all out of office. Now rather than later.

It was getting to the point where other out of town tourists were avoiding MB as a vacation destination in May because of the dominating presence of the bikers.

There has to be a balance for it to work for everyone. To simply say that people in MB are the bad guys without acknowledging the noise issues and other problems is counterproductive and biased.

We are grateful that you spend your hard earned money here with local businesses but that doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want whenever you want.

That is a direct infringement on the right to Assembly…and will be challenged in court.

Why dont the City of Myrtle Beach put the bill on the state? In DC…the city gets the federal government to flip the bill for mass events such as 4th of July and Innauguration. Myrtle need to do the same and stop looking foolish.

I think Myrtle Beach knows that many of the ordinances are boarder line infringing on rights and figure they will be able to keep some of the ordinances after they hit court. However, it is wrong to pass ordinances that are in clear violation of state and federal laws in the first place.

I feel bad for M.Beach economy…cause it will suffer more as a result of these ordinances if they stay in effect thru the 09 year.

I feel for you from a business perspective as I am a small business owner myself. But, you’re kidding yourself to keep blaming the economy on the low attendance. I live in Columbia and everyone here I know that said they weren’t going to Myrtle Beach had made that decision based on the b.s. ordinances passed by your self-righteous city council.

The longer you and other business owners in M.B. hide your heads in the sand and blame the economy, the more damage it will do. I genuinely hope you can all get organized and get these asshole politicians voted out of office. It’s your city, not theirs.

FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!

I also received reports that the police set up just down from the HD dealership and conducted a checkpoint that caused a real traffic jam for the little amount of people that did dare to attend.

What a shame this is all happening to such a great rally event. I always enjoyed the event.

Over & Out,

Jeff